Month: February 2023

12:15 PM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Reigning world champion Max Verstappen topped the opening day of preseason testing as Formula One returned to action in Bahrain. The three-day test at the Bahrain International Circuit is the only chance teams will have to run their cars on track ahead of the opening race at the same
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Ford Motor Co. has again extended the temporary closure of its Louisville Assembly Plant for another week as it battles a software issue on the refreshed Escape and Lincoln Corsair crossovers. The plant’s building chairman, Brandon Reisinger, informed employees Thursday the downtime will now last until March 6, which Ford confirmed to Automotive News. Next
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I’m a fan of special-order colors. Ever see a Chevy ordered in Pontiac’s Verdoro Green? Or an Oldsmobile ordered in Dodge’s Plum Crazy? I have, and it’s somewhat neat to see. The day of paying extra for a non-production color are long gone for most “regular” cars, but fancy brands and special models (Corvette, anyone?)
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Ram, GMC, Ford, Tesla and Dodge have the lowest female buyer representation of top brands in the U.S., new data from S&P Global Mobility shows. An analysis of 2022 data by the market research firm found that only 17 percent of Ram‘s new personal vehicle registrations listed female owners. The four other bottom brands all
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12:26 PM ET Associated Press In IndyCar’s effort toward environmental sustainability, one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers will rely on a desert shrub to produce a new source of natural rubber for its tires. Bridgestone Americas said Thursday it has used the offseason to incorporate more sustainable and bio-circular materials into its tires this
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Woman Drives Chrysler 300 Straight Into Ditch Ignoring Construction Workers’ Warnings | Carscoops Firefighters extracted the woman with critical injuries, but she’s now at the hospital in stable condition by Stephen Rivers 5 hours ago by Stephen Rivers Construction workers can have a tough job and it’s made even harder by the inherent dangers they
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Carvana Co. said Thursday it recorded a net loss of $806 million in the fourth quarter, bringing its overall financial losses in 2022 to $1.6 billion. The company’s rising tide of red ink caps off a year of inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, reductions in profit per vehicle and fluctuations in consumers’ used-vehicle demand, all
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In this article RIDE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Lordstown Motors gave rides in prototypes of its upcoming electric Endurance pickup truck on June 21, 2021 as part of its “Lordstown Week” event. Michael Wayland / CNBC Lordstown Motors said Thursday it will suspend production and deliveries of its all-electric Endurance pickup to address
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5:11 AM ET Formula One’s new all-female F1 Academy series will be on the support programme for the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin next October according to a seven round, 21-race calendar published on Thursday. The six other tracks used will be Austria’s Spielberg in April, Spain’s Valencia and Barcelona in May, Zandvoort in the
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